2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 24, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Registers



Board of Trustees

Christopher R. Carroll ‘88, Esq. 
Kennedys CMK
Chair

Mary Ellen Dubiel Freeley ‘67, Ed.D.
St. John’s University
Vice Chair

Peter M. Meyer 87
TD Bank
Secretary

Matthew J. Barbis ‘94, CFS, CTS
Matthew Barbis & Co.
The Rose Brucia Educational Foundation
Chair, Finance Committee

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Donald R. Boomgaarden, Ph.D.
President, St. Joseph’s College
Ex Officio

Mary Butz ‘69
Edspiration Enterprises LLC

W. Christian Drewes, Esq.
Kelley Drye and Warren LLP

Sister Angela Gannon, C.S.J.
Sisters of St. Joseph

 

 

 

 

Sister Elizabeth A. Johnson, C.S.J., Ph.D.
Fordham University

Sister Helen Kearney, C.S.J., Ph.D.
Sisters of St. Joseph

Brennin J. Kroog, ‘09
Lazard Frères & Co.

Dennis McCarthy
Wilcom Inc.

Sister Kathleen McKinney ‘71 C.S.J., Ed.D.
Sisters of St. Joseph

Margaret Mohan Meegan ‘69

Michael W. Myers ‘08, Esq.
Petroske Riezenman & Meyers, P.C

Paul Peter Romanello ‘79, M.D.
Northwell Health Physician Partners

Susan Somerville ‘90
Northwell Health

Leonard Stekol
Ridgewood Savings Bank


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Trustees Emeriti

Sheila Baird

N. Hilton Rosen, Esq.
 

Office of the President

Donald R. Boomgaarden, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. President
Kimberly Mailley, M.A. Executive Assistant to the President

Office of the Provost

Robert Riley, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.,  Provost
Heather E. Barry, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Assistant Provost
Linda Ryan, A.A.S., Executive Administrative Assistant to the Provost

Academic Affairs

Phillip Dehne, Ph.D., Executive Dean, SJC Brooklyn
 

Michael Larson, M.A., M.F.A., Associate Dean for New Initiatives
Catherine Meehan, M.A., M.F.A., Director of the ACES Program
Erica David, M.A., M.F.A., Assistant Director of the ACES Program
Kris Percival, M.A., Director of the Academic Center and Coordinator of Accessibility
Jake Shore, M.F.A., Director of the Academic Advisement Center

 
Eileen White Jahn, Ph.D., Executive Dean, SJC Long Island
 

S. Karen Donohue, M.S., P.D., Assistant Dean - Academic Affairs
Mary Herold, M.S., Assistant Dean - Academic Services
Mark Hessler, Ph.D., Coordinator for Innovative Instruction
Gail Lamberta, Ph.D., Associate Dean - Community Development
Gretchen Owens, Ph.D, Assessment Coordinator
Amy Poland, Ph.D., Associate Dean - Online Learning
Debra Zaech, M.S.W., C.S.W., Assistant Dean - Academic Services

   

Libraries

Elizabeth Pollicino Murphy, B.A., M.L.S., Ed.D., Assistant Professor and Executive Director of Libraries                                                               

Registration and Records

Robert Pergolis, M.A., College Registrar

Dillon Child Study Center

Susan Straut Collard, Ph.D.,Director

Enrollment Management

Christine Murphy, M.A., Vice President for Enrollment Management -  SJC Brooklyn
Gigi Lamens, M.A., Vice President for Enrollment Management -  SJC Long Island

Financial Aid

Amy Thompson, B.A., Director of Financial Aid

Student Life

Shantey Hill-Hanna, M.S., ATC. Vice President for Student Life and Campus Services -   SJC Brooklyn and SJC Long Island
Janelle M. Hill, M.S., Associate Vice President for Student Life - SJC Long Island

Office of Student Activities and Co-Curricular Programs

Bryan Gill, M.B.A., Director of Student Activities and Co-Curricular Programs - SJC Long Island
Hugo Morales, B.A., Associate Director of Student Activities and Co-Curricluar Programs - SJC Long Island

Athletics

Melody Cope, M.A., Director of Athletics, SJC Long Island
Margaret Alaimo, B.S., Director of Athletics, SJC Brooklyn
 

Office of Career Development and Engagement

Ellen Burti, M.S.Ed., Director, -  SJC  Brooklyn
Jennifer Rooney, M.S., Director - SJC Long Island

Counseling and Wellness

Mary Schultz, Ph.D., Psychologist and Director of Counseling - SJC Long Island
Jacqueline Merriweather, P.D., M.S., LMHC, Director of Wellness - SJC Long Island
Anissa Moody, Ph.D., Psychologist - SJC Brooklyn
Cheryl Kurash, Ph.D., Psychologist - SJC Long Island
Svetlana Stepukhovich, Ph.D., Psychologist - SJC Long Island

Student Accessibility Services

Kris Percival, M.A. Director of Academic Center - SJC Brooklyn
Katie Blumenthal, M.A., Director of Student Accessibility Services - SJC Long Island

 

Campus Ministry

SJC Brooklyn

S. Marie Mackey, C.S.J., M.S., M.A.
Clergy of various faiths offer their services to students.

SJC Long Island

Cristian Murphy, B.S., Director of Campus Ministry
Rev. Francis Pizzarelli, S.M.M., M.A., M.S.W.
Clergy of various faiths offer their services to students.

 Information Technology Services

Michelle Papajohn, M.B.A. Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
  Lichele Abear Lucatorto, M.B.A., Executive Director of Client Services
Maureen Williams, B.S., Executive Director of Technology Education
Tadeusz Dec, M.A., Executive Director of Network Operations
Sherley Beausoleil, M.B.A., PMP, ITS Project Management Officer

Business Affairs

John C. Roth, M.B.A., Chief Financial Officer
  D’adra Crump, M.B.A., Executive Director of Human Resources
Nancy Lowery, M.B.A., Director of Institutional Budgets
Eric M. Seda, B.B.A., Bursar

Institutional Advancement

Rory Shaffer-Walsh, M.S., Vice President for Institutional Advancement
  Stephanie Dumaine, B.S., Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement Operations
 

Marketing and Communications

Jessica McAleer Decatur, B.A., Vice President for Marketing and Communications
  Brian Wasson, B.A., Executive Director of Social Media
  Michael Banach, M.A., Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations, SJC Brooklyn

Faculty Emeriti

John A. Arnez, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Economics

S. Anne Behre, Ed.D
Professor Emeritus of Child Study

Josephine Belloso, M.A.
Professor Emeritus of Art

Allan Bock, M.B.A.
Professor Emeritus of Business

S. Mary Florence Burns, Ph.D., L.H.D.
Professor Emeritus of English

Monica Brennan, Ph.D.
Professor of History

S. Miriam Honora Corr, Ed.D.
Professor Emeritus of Child Study

S. Catherine Cunningham, M.L.S.
Professor Emeritus, Library

S. Karen Kenney, M.Ed., M.A.
Professor Emeritus of Child Study

Dorothy A. King, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of English

S. Rosemary Lesser, M.A.
Professor Emeritus of Child Study

S. Mary Maier, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

S. Agnes Meagher, M.A., M.S.
Director Emeritus, Callahan Library

Stanley Nevins, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy

Ralph Nofi, M.B.A
Assistant Professor of Business Administration

S. Rosamond O’Keefe, M.S.
Professor Emeritus of Psychology

Robert Radus, Diplomé, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of French

S. Teresa Ryan, M.A., M.L.S.
Director Emeritus, McEntegart Library

Louis J. Teutonico, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

Morton Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Recreation

Barbara Thorpe, M.S.
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

Margaret Ward, M.A.
Professor Emeritus of Physical Education

S. Alice Francis Young, M.A.
Professor Emeritus of Child Study

Full-Time Faculty

Isabel Alfonso, Associate Professor of Spanish
B.A., Universidad de La Habana; Ph.D., University of Miami

Alexander Altman, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., M.A., St. John’s University; M.Phil., Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Elizabeth Anslow, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Hunter College; M.A., Ph.D., Yeshiva University

Francis Antonawich, Professor of Biology
B.S., University of Rochester; M.S., Ph.D., New York University

Linda Anzalone, Assistant Professor of Organizational Management and Instructional Designer
B.S. Long Island University, Southampton; M.S. S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook; Ph.D. Capella University

Salim Arfaoui, Instructor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.Tech., New York City College of Technology, M.S. Brooklyn College

Seth Armus, Professor of History
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D., S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook

James J. Barkocy, Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., St. Francis College; M.B.A., Advanced Professional Certificate, New York University

Heather Barry, Associate Professor of History
B.A., M.A., Pepperdine University; Ph.D., SUNY, Stony Brook

Patricia St. Jean Barry, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.S., SUNY Oneonta, M.S. Dowling College, Ed.D., Hofstra University

Kenneth Bauzon, Professor of Political Science
B.A., Silliman University, Philippines; M.A. (History), M.A. (Political Science), Ph.D., Duke University

E. Jane Beckwith, Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Seton Hill College; M.F.A., Pratt Institute

William F. Bengston, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Niagara University; M.A., St. John’s University; Ph.D., Fordham University

Leon Bernardyn, Assistant Professor of Music
B.M., M.M., Peabody Conservatory; GPD, Johns Hopkins University

Michael Berrell, Assistant Teaching Professor of Art
B.A., SUNY Farmingdale, M.S., Dowling College, M.F.A., Vermont College of Fine Arts

Sarah Birch, Associate Professor of Child Study
A.B., Bryn Mawr College, M.S. Adelphi University, Ed.D. CUNY Graduate Center

S. Miriam Blake, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.S., Brentwood College; M.S., Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y.; M.S., Iona College

James Blakeley, Professor of History
B.A., Lewis and Clark College; M.A., Portland State University; Ph.D., University of Arizona, Tucson

Michael Burke, Associate Professor of Philosophy
B. A., Fordham University; M.A., Boston College; Ph.D., Loyola University

Charity Bynoe, Teaching Instructor of Nursing
R.N., B.S., The College of New Rochelle, M.S. Long Island University

John J. Capela, Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., Long Island University, SJC Brooklyn; M.B.A., Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus

Jeremy Cash, Assistant Professor of Recreation
B.F.A., Philadelphia College of Art; M.S.Ed., Lehman College, CUNY, C.T.R.S.

S. Mary Ann Cashin, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.S., Brentwood College; M.S., S.U.N.Y., Albany

Mary Chance, Assistant Professor of Accounting;
B.S., St. Francis College; C.P.A.; M.S.T., Long Island University

Marie Chapnick, R.N., D.N.P., Assistant Teaching Professor of Nursing
B.S., College of Staten Island, M.S.N., Hunter College, D.N.P., Walden University

Kerry Ann Conde, Assistant Teaching Professor of Child Study
B.A., St. Joseph’s College, M.S., Florida State University, Ph.D., Western New England University

Raymond D’Angelo, Professor of Sociology
B.A., Duquesne University; M.A., New School for Social Research; Ph.D., Bryn Mawr

Edgar Daniels, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.A., Widener University; M.S., Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus; M.A.L.S., S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook; NBCT

Phillip A. Dehne, Professor of History
B.A., Lafayette College, Ph.D., Syracuse University

Tetyana Delaney, Professor of Biology
M.S., Kiev National University, Kiev, Ukraine; Ph.D. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Kiev, Ukraine

Maureen DelMonico, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.A.L.S., S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook

Thomas DiBlasi, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Hofstra University

Sharon Didier, Associate Professor of Organizational Management, Co-Director of Graduate Management Studies
B.S., California State University; M.B.A., Monterey Institute of International Studies; Ph.D., University of Santa Barbara; Ph.D., Capella University

Shannon Dingle, Teaching Instructor of Nursing
B.A., University of Rochester, B.S., College of New Rochelle, M.S.N, Columbia University

Ray DiVenuto, Teaching Instructor of Math and Computer Science
B.S., Polytechnic Institute of NY, M.S., Carnegie Mellon University, M.S., Marist College, M.A., New York University, M.S., SUNY Stony Brook

Corinne Donovan, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.S., Fairfield University, Ph.D., CUNY

Jo Anne Durovich, Associate Professor of Human Services
B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook

Jennifer Economos, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education
B.A., Siena College, M.S., Ed.D., Dowling College

Detelin Elenkov, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
B.S., Higher Institute of Economics, Sofia Bulgaria, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Davd Emig, Teaching Instructor of Nursing
B.S., Regents College, M.S., ANP, SUNY Stony Brook

Frank Faber, Assistant Professor of Business and Accounting
B.B.A., Hofstra University; M.S., Long Island University

Tina Marie Ferro, Assistant Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management
B.P.S., New York Institute of Technology, M.S.I.T., Cornell University, Ph.D. (in progress) Walden University

Adele Fitzgerald, Instructor, Library
B.S., New York Institutue of Technology, M.L.S., St. John’s University

Maria Anne Fletcher, Associate Professor of Nursing
R.N., B.S., Hunter College; M.A., New York University; Ph.D., Adelphi University

S. Suzanne Franck, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
B.S., St. John’s University; M.A., Queens College, C.U.N.Y.; M.A., Seminary of Immaculate Conception; Ph.D., Fordham University

Sharon Friedman-Urevich, Associate Professor of Nursing
R.N., Middletown Psychiatric Center; B.S.N., M.S.N., F.N.P., Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus; D.N.P., SUNY at Stony Brook

S. Jane Fritz, Assistant Professor of Mathematics/Computer Science
B.S., Brentwood College; M.S.E.E., M.S.C.Sc., S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook

Steven Fuchs, Professor of History
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY, Stony Brook

Jill E. Gelormino, Associate Professor of Child Study
B.S., M.S., Long Island University; Ph.D., S.U.N.Y., Buffalo

S. Nancy Gilchriest, SSND, Associate Professor of Education
B.S., St. Joseph’s College; M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University; P.D., Ed. D., St. John’s University

Paul Ginnetty, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Boston College; M.Div., M.A., St. John’s University; Ph.D., City University of New York

Dewey Golkin, Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business; M.S., University of Pennsylvania; J.D., Brooklyn Law School; LL.M., Temple University Law School, C.P.A.

Katherine Granelli, Associate Professor of Child Study
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.S., Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus; Ed.D., Hofstra University

Thomas Grochowski, Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Pittsburgh; M.F.A., Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y.; M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Jerome Grossman,Teaching Intsructor of Business Administration
B.S., SUNY Buffalo, M.B.A., Baruch College

Rosemarie Hamlin, Assistant Professor of Speech
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.S., Teachers College, Columbia University; CCC-SLP

Theodore Hamm, Associate Professor of History and English - Journalism and New Media Studies
B.A., Rutgers University; Ph.D., University of California-Davis

Michael J. Hanophy, Professor of Biology
B.S., Fairfield University; M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., St. John’s University

Jan Harting-McChesney, Associate Professor of Child Study
B.A., S.U.N.Y., Pottsdam; M.S., S.U.N.Y., Oneonta; M.S.Ed., Adelphi University; Ed.D, Hofstra University

Carol J. Hayes, Professor of Biology
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.S., Adelphi University; Ph.D., New York University

Mark Hessler, Professor of History
B.A., Southampton College; M.A., Ph.D., S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook

Steven Hobbs, Assistant Teaching Professor of Creative Writing
B.A., Clearwater Christian College, M.F.A., The New School University, M.A., Yale University 

Victoria Hong, Assistant Professor of Mathematics/Computer Science
B.S., Polytechnic University; M.B.A., Rutgers University

Wendy P. Hope, Associate Professor of Child Study
B.A., University of the West Indies (Barbados); M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Basak Horowitz, Assistant Professor of Economics
B.S., Middle East Technical University, M.A., Koc University, M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University

Mobejule Inweh, Teaching Instructor of Nursing
B.S., M.S., St. Joseph’s College

Cynthia Jacunski, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.S., Mercy College; M.S., Ed.D., Dowling College

Eileen White Jahn, Professor of Business
B.A., S.U.N.Y., Binghamton; M.B.A., New York University; Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York/Baruch

Jennifer Rice Jones, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education
B.A., St. Joseph’s College, M.A., Harvard University, Ph.D., Universiy of Cambridge, UK

Jeonghee Kang, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., Pusan National University, South Korea; Ph.D., University of Missouri at Kansas City

Veronica Kaninska,  Teaching Instructor of Recreation
B.A., Brooklyn College, M.S., Lehman College

*S. Helen Kearney, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Agatha Kelly, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.A., Brooklyn College; M.S., College of Staten Island; Ed.D., St. John’s University

Brian Kelly, Teaching Instructor of Criminal Justics
B.S., St. John’s University, M.A., M.A., Ed.S., Ed.D., Seton Hall University

Rachel Kreier, Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., Cornell University, M.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, Ph. D. ,Stony Brook University

Dimitriy Kupis, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
M.S., Kharkiv State Polytechnic University, Ukraine

Bogumila Lai, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., M.S., Long Island University; Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology

Gail Lamberta, Professor of Recreation; Coordinator for Experiential Learning
B.S., St. Joseph’s College; M.A., Adelphi University; Ph.D., Walden University

Mirella Landriscina, Professor of Sociology
B.A., New York University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania

Andrew Lane,Teaching Instructor of Mathematics/Computer Science
B.S., Hofstra University, M.S., New York Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Stony Brook University

Michelle Lavacca, Teaching Instructor of Business
B.A., SUNY Stony Brook, M.B.A. and Ph.D., candidate Pace University

Kirk Lawrence, Associate Professor of Social Sciences
B.A., Michigan State University; M.A., DePaul University, Ph.D. Cand., University of California

Dawn Lee, Professor of Art
B.F.A., Colorado State University; M.F.A., Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus

Eunah Lee, Assistant Professor of Philosophy
B.A., M.A., Seoul National University, Korea, Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook

Peter Lin, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Queens College, C.U.N.Y; M.S., Columbia University; Ph.D., Yeshiva University

Pamela Lovejoy, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.A. Connecticut College, Ph.D., Binghamton University

Lorraine Lubicich,  Assistant Professor of Recreation
B.A., SUNY Binghamton; M.A., University of Northern Colorado, C.T.R.S.

Michael Magee, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., School of Speech and Drama, UK, M.A. Brooklyn College, M.Phil. and Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center

Peter J. Mascuch, Associate Professor of English
B.F.A, New York University; M.Phil., Ph.D., Graduate Center, CUNY

Anthony Mattia, Teaching Instructor of Business Administration
B.A., Georgetown University, M.B.A., New York University

Peter Maust, Assistant Professor of History
A.B., Middlebury College; M.A., Ph.D. Cand., Cornell University

Lynn McGoey, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., Washington & Jefferson College; M.A., Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook

Karen Megay-Nespoli, Associate Professor of Child Study
Director, M.A. in Literacy and Cognition, SJC Long Island
B.A., M.S., Queens College, C.U.N.Y.; P.D., St. John’s University; Ed.D., Columbia University

Mayumi Miyaoka, Assistant Professor, Library
B.A., Temple University; M.L.I.S., San Jose State University

Cheyne Miller, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
B.S. Iona College, Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center

Maria Montoya, Professor of Spanish
Diploma, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain; B.A., M.A., Hunter College, C.U.N.Y.; Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Kone Moriamou, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Abidjan, Ivory Coast; M.S., Wayne State University; Ph.D., Polytechnic University

Barbara Morrell, Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Regis College; M.A., S.U.N.Y., Albany; Ph.D., Rutgers University

Anne Mulligan, Assistant Professor of English and Education
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Susan Nakley, Associate Professor of English
B.A., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers University

Valerie Nappi-Giordano, Associate Professor of Biology
B.S., Molloy College; M.S., Ph.D., Albany Medical College

Robert J. Nobile, Assistant Professor of Business/Organizational Management
B.A., Adelphi University; M.S., Long Island University; J.D., St. John’s University School of Law

Gretchen Owens, Professor of Child Study
B.A., Catholic University of America; M.S., Hofstra University; Ph.D. S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook

Joseph Pascarella, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Rowan University; M.A., John Jay College of Criminal Justice; M.Phil., Ph.D., City University of New York, Graduate Center

Lisa Patterson, Assistant Professor, Library
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.S.L.I.S., Adv. Cert., Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus

Catherine Pearsall, Professor of Nursing
B.S., St. Joseph’s College; M.S.N., S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook; Ph.D., FNP, Duquesne University

Roy R. Pellicano, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Long Island University, SJC Brooklyn; M.S., Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y.; Ed.D., Columbia University

Lauren Grace Pete, Associate Professor of Health Administration
B.A., M.A., City College, C.U.N.Y.; J.D., Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University; M.Phil., Ph.D., City University Graduate Center, C.U.N.Y.

Christina Peterson, Teaching Instructor of Nursing
R.N., B.S., Adelphi University, M.S., Molloy College

Thomas I. Petriano, Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Cathedral College; M.Div., Seminary of the Immaculate Conception; Ph.D., Fordham University

Diane Pfadenhauer, Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., State University of New York; J.D., St. John’s University School of Law; M.S., New York Institute of Technology

Judith R. Phagan, Professor of English
B.A., M.A., Long Island University; D.A., St. John’s University

William Phillips, Assistant Professor of Journalism and New Media Studies
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Donna Pirich, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.S., Long Island University; M.S., SUNY, Stony Brook; Ph.D., Adelphi University

Amy Poland, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
B.A., Morningside College; M.P.A., University of South Dakota; Ph.D., University of Nebraska - Omaha

Elizabeth Pollicino Murphy, Assistant Professor and Executive Director of Libraries
B.A., M.L.S., Ed.D., St. Johns’ University

Kimberly Poppiti, Assistant Professor of Communication Studies
B.A, M.F.A, SUNY Stony Brook, Ph.D., New York University

Patricia Posthauer, Assistant Professor of Speech
B.A., M.S., Dowling College; M.A., Hofstra University

G. Ali Quddus, Teaching Instructor of Health Administration
B.A., M.B.A., St. Joseph’s College, Ph.D. candidate, Central Michigan University

Julie Raplee, Assistant Professor of Speech
B.S., M.S., SUNY at Fredonia; LSP/CCC (ASHA Certification)

Decima Rameshwar, Teaching Instructor of Nursing
B.S., M.S., St. Joseph’s College

Jill Rehmann, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.A., Reed College; M.S., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University

Elana Reiser, Professor of Mathematics
B.A., M.A., SUNY, Binghamton; Ed.D., Teachers College Columbia University

Marc Ricciardi, Associate Professor of English
B.A., Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Shawn Robertson, Associate Professor of Child Study
B.A., SUNY, Cortland; M.S., Queens College; M.A., Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; Ed.D., St. John’s University

Stephen Rockwell, Professor of Political Science
B.A., Fordham University; M.A., Ph.D., Brandeis University

Samuel Rodriguez, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.S., D’Youville College, M.S., Ph.D., SUNY at Buffalo

Cara Romano, Teaching Instructor of Nursing
B.S., Adelphi University, M.S., St. Joseph’s College

Joseph Ross, Associate Professor of Speech
B.A., Rider College; M.A., Emerson College; Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park

Konstantine Rountos, Assistant Professor of Biology
B.S., Manhattan College, M.S., Ph.D., Stony Brook University

S. Grace Edna Rowland, Associate Professor of Speech Communication
B.S., Brentwood College; M.A., Adelphi University; Ph.D., Union Institute and University

Karen Russo, Professor of Child Study
B.A., M.S., Ed.D., St. John’s University

S. Joan Ryan, Assistant Professor, Library
B.S., St. John’s University; M.A., Catholic University of America; M.A., Seminary of the Immaculate Conception; M.S.L.S., C.W.Post Center of Long Island University

John Sardelis, Professor of Health Administration
B.A., Hunter College, CUNY; M.S., New York University; Dr.P.H., Columbia University

Jessica A. Scher Lisa, Associate Professor of Child Study
B.S., Stony Brook University; M.A., City College of New York, University of Hartford; Psy.D.,University of Hartford

Cheryl Schoedler, Teaching Instructor of Nursing
R.N., B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Stony Brook University

Rachel Schwartz, Associate Professor of Sociology
B.A., University of Texas; M.A., New School for Social Research; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University

Ryan P. Schwarz, Associate Professor of Mathematics
A.B., College of the Holy Cross; M.S., Ph.D., University of Connecticut

Robert Seperson, Assistant Professor of Business
B.A., Long Island University, Southampton Campus; M.B.A., Dowling College

David Seppala-Holtzman, Professor of Mathematics
B.S., S.U.N.Y., Stony Brook; M.Sc., D.Phil., Oxford University

Diane Sherlip, Associate Professor of Psychology
A.A.S., Kingsborough Community College, CUNY; B.A., SUNY, Stony Brook; M.A., Ph.D., Adelphi University

Joan Silver, Associate Professor of Child Study; Director, M.A. in Childhood/Adolescence Special Education
B.S., Ohio University; M.S., C.W. Post Center of Long Island University; P.D., Ed.D., St. John’s University

Vasil Skenderi, Associate Professor of Mathematics
Diploma in Mathematics; Candidate of Sciences (Ph.D.), University of Tirana, Albania

Christopher Smith, Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., B.A., New York University; M.B.A., St. John’s University; C.P.A.

Andrea Stadler, Associate Professor of Chemistry
B.S., University of Virginia; Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University

Jason Steidl, Assistant Teaching Professor of Religious Studies
B.A., Georgetwon University, M.T.S., University of Notre Dame, Ph.D., Fordham University

Susan Straut Collard, Professor of Child Study
B.A., Drew University; M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University

Lynne Stucchio, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.S., P.D., Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus; Ed.D., Hofstra University

Lisa Tafuro, Associate Professor of Speech
B.A., Rutgers University; M.S., Arizona State University; Ph.D., New York University

Teresa Tannazzo, Associate Professor of Psychology
B.A., SUNY at Buffalo; M.Phil., Ph.D., Graduate School and University Center, CUNY

Terry N. Tchaconas, Associate Professor of Child Study
B.A., M.A., M.A., City College, C.U.N.Y.; M.S., Pace University; M.S., Ed.D., Columbia University

Lori Thanos, Assistant Professor of Business
B.A. CUNY, M.B.A., Fordham University, D.B.A., Northcentral University

Olusola Togun-Butler, Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Services
B.A., Hunter College, M.S.W., Hunter College, Ph.D., Northcentral University

Richard Torz, Associate Professor of Economics
B.A., M.A., Queens College, C.U.N.Y.; Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Barbara Traola, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.S., Long Island University

Thomas G. Travis, Professor of Adult Education
B.S., S.U.N.Y., Oneonta; M.A., Ph.D., Bowling Green State University, Ohio

Dominique Treboux, Professor of Psychology
B.A., Fordham University; M.A., Columbia University; Ph.D., Fordham University

William Trevino, Associate Professor of Communication Studies
B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.F.A., University of California, Irvine; M.A., Columbia University

Wendy Turgeon, Professor of Philosophy
B.A., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; M.A., Ph.D., St. Louis University

Benedick Turner, Associate Professor of English
B.A., Boston University; M.A., Ph.D., New York University

Susan Van Scoy, Associate Professor of Art
B.A., Tulane University, M.A., Ph.D., SUNY Stony Brook

Edward Vinski, Associate Professor of Education
B.A., Providence College; M.S., St. John’s University; Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Alan Vitters, Assistant Professor of Business
B.S., United States Military Academy; M.S., Ph.D., University of Utah

Harry Voulgarakis, Assistant Professor of Child Study
B.S. Southern Connecticut University, M.Ed., Arizona State University, M.A., Ph.D., Fielding Graduate University

Renee White, Professor of Child Study
B.S., New York University; M.S., Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y.; Ed.D., University of Virginia

Rae Winkelstein, Teaching Instructor of Nursing
B.A., John F. Kennedy University, M.F.A., Iowa Writer’s Workshop, B.N., M.S.Columbia University

Joshua Wright, Assistant Professor of Psychology
B.A., Texas Tech University, M.A., Hunter College CUNY, Ph.D., University of Western Ontario

Jesse Zarley, Assistant Professor of History
B.A., University of Wisconsin, Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park

Elizabeth Zollinger, Associate Professor of Mathematics
B.A., New York University, M.A., Ph.D., Boston University


* On Leave

Part-Time Graduate Studies Faculty

Nicholas J. Agro, Esq., Lecturer, Education
B.S., Polytechnic University, Brooklyn; J.D., Touro College Jacob D. Fuschsburg Law Center, Huntington

George Andreadis, Lecturer, Business
B.S., York College, M.B.A., Long Island University

Patricia Barry, Lecturer in Child Study
B.A., State University College at Oneonta, M.A., Dowling College, Ed.D., Hofstra University

Antonella Bove, Lecturer, Child Study
B.A., M.S., Brooklyn College; Ph.D., (ABD) Capella University

Krystin Brescia, Lecturer in Child Study
B.A.,, M.A., St. Joseph’s College

Michael Burghdart, Lecturer, Health Administration
B.A., St. Jospeh’s College, M.B.A., St. Josehn’s University

John R. Calcagni, Senior Lecturer, Business
B.A., St. Joseph’s College; M.A., City University of New York; J.D., St. John’s University School of Law

Valerie Cartright, Lecturer,
B.S., West Virginia University; J.D., Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

Marcia P. Chichester, Lecturer in Child Study
B.A., Lehman College, M.S.W., Hunter College

Jo Anne Collins, Lecturer, Child Study
B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D., Stony Brook University

Stephanie Columbia, Senior Lecturer in Child Study
B.A., State University of New York at Purchase, M.S., Fordham University

Michael Fama, Lecturer of Secondary Education
B.A., Adelphi University, M.A., Stony Brook University, Ed.D., Hofstra University

Webster Francois, Lecturer, Health Administration
B.S., University of California San Diego, M.B.A., University of Michigan, Ph.D., University of Central Michigan

Christina Galasso, Lecturer, Accounting
B.S., M.S.T., SUNY at Old Westbury, C.P.A.

Edward Gillespie, Lecturer, Business
B.C.E., Manhattan College; M.B.A., New York Institute of Technology, P.E., P.M.P.

Michael Giuffrida, Lecturer of Human Services Leadership
B.A., M.S., St. Joseph’s College

Dewey Golkin, Lecturer, Accounting
B.S., Fordham University, M.A., Columbia University, J.D., Pace University

Vincent Grande, Lecturer, Child Study
B.A., The Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Stony Brook University; Ph.D., Stony Brook University

Sandra A. Gumerove, Esq., Lecturer, Special Education Law
B.A., School of Government and Public Administration at American University; J.D., Hofstra University Law School

Radhika Jha, Lecturer, Business
B.A., M.A., Garhwal University

Neil David Katz, Lecturer of Secondary Education
B.A., Dowling College, M.S., Stony Brook University

Robert D. Keller, Senior Lecturer of Business
B.S., New York Institute of Technology; M.S., M.B.A., St. Joseph’s College

Daniel Kerr, Lecturer of Business
B.S,, LIU Southhampton College, M.S., LIU C..W. Post, Ph.D., New York University

Adam Knotts, Lecturer, Health Administration
B.S., Ball State University, M.B.A., University of Indianapolis, Ph.D., Indiana University

Barbara Leshinger, Lecturer of Child Study
B.S., M.S., C.W. Post - Long Island University, Ed.D., Hofstra University

Linda Lombardi, Lecturer, Health Administration
B.A., Herbert H. Lehman College; M.A., Columbia University; M.A., New School for Social Research; M. Phil. Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York

Christopher Long,  Senior Lecturer, Child Study
B.A., Adelphi University; M.S., Nova Southeastern University; Ed.D., Nova Southeastern University

Marie Losquadro, Preceptor, Business
B.A., Queens College, C.U.N.Y.; M.S., New York Institute of Technology

Thomas Lucero, Senior Lecturer, Business
B.S., State University of New York College at Buffalo; M.S., Hofstra University

Verina Mathis-Crawford, Lecturer, Business
B.S., Florida A&M University; M.B.A., Pace University

Barbara Mayes, Lecturer, Business
B.S., M.S., M.B.A., St. Joseph’s College

Peter Moleski, Lecturer, Business
B.A., Hofstra University, M.B.A., Long Island University

Kevin Nelson, Lecturer, Business
B.A. John Jay College of Criminal Justice; M.S. Polytechnic University, M.B.A., Adelphi University.

Grace Propper, Lecturer, Child Study
A.S., S.U.N.Y.; Farmingdale; B.S.N., M.S., S.U.N.Y, Stony Brook

Margaret Regensburg, Lecturer, Community Health and Human Services
B.A., M.S.W, S.U.N.Y., Empire State College at Old Westbury; Ph.D., Stony Brook University

Jacqueline Rivera-Herrera, Lecturer, Health Administration, 
M.S., M.B.A., St. Jospeh’s College

Unseld Robinson, Lecturer, Child Study
B.A. Union College; M.A., M.S., Queens College; Ed.D., St. John’s University

John Rocco, Lecturer, Business
B.S., M.B.A., St. Joseph’s College

Wayne J. Schaefer, Esq., Lecturer, Child Study
B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook; Juris Doctor Degree, University of Miami

William Schimoler, Lecturer, Business
B.S., Pratt Institute; M.S., Long Island University

Jongtae Shin, Lecturer, Business
B.A., M.S., Seoul National University; M.S., Stanford University; Ph.D., Columbia University

Barbara Shipman, Lecturer, Business
B.A., Fordham University, M.B.A., St. Joseph’s College

John Spatola, Lecturer, Accounting
B.S., SUNY at Stony Brook, C.P.A.

Christopher Spence, Lecturer of Human Services Leadership
B.S., Morgan State University, M.S., St. Joseph’s College

Denise Sullivan, Lecturer of Secondary Education
B.A., M.S., Stony Brook University, Ed.D., Dowling College

Ronald Tabbitas, Lecturer, Business
B.A., M.B.A., Dowling College

Gail Whelan, Lecturer, Business
B.B.A. Baruch College, CUNY; M.S., New York Institute of Technology